AIFF Media Team

NARAINPUR, CHHATTISGARH: Kerala began their Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship 2025 campaign with a massive 8-1 victory over Bihar, in Group A of the competition, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The other game in the group between Meghalaya and Rajasthan ended 4-0 in the former’s favour.

Kerala and Meghalaya currently occupy the top two respective spots in Group A, with three points each; the side from the south are ahead on goal difference. Rajasthan are third and Bihar fourth, with both teams having accrued a point apiece.

Bihar 1 (Sadique Rahman 84’)
lost to
Kerala 8 (Sreehari Unnikrishnan 16’, 45’, Mohammed Adhnan 53’, Calwin Thomas 59’, Muhammed Shadil PP 68’, 75’, Alfas KE 90+1’, Muhammed Shahil CK 90+3’)

In a completely dominant second-half display, Kerala outplayed Bihar, as Sreehari Unnikrishnan (16’, 45’) scored a first-half brace, while Muhammed Shadil PP (68’, 75’) netted two in the second. Mohammed Adhnan (53’), Calwin Thomas (59’), Alfas KE (90+1’), and Muhammed Shahil CK (90+3’) scored one each.

Sadique Rahman scored the only consolation goal for Bihar in the 84th minute.

Rajasthan 0
lost to
Meghalaya 4 (Riborlang Lyngdoh Lyngkhoi 39’, Deibormame Tongper 50’, 54’, 74’ p)

A hat-trick by Deibormame Tongper (50’, 54’, 74’ p) propelled Meghalaya to a comfortable 4-0 victory against Rajasthan.

Meghalaya found their first goal of the game through Riborlang Lyngdoh Lyngkhoi in the 39th minute, as the midfielder received a grounded corner towards the edge of the box and sent a right-footed shot swirling into the net. The second half was all about Tongper, who scored his first courtesy of a classic tap-in, before lacing a powerful shot into the back of the net for his second. A 74th-minute penalty afforded the Meghalaya forward the opportunity to complete his hat-trick.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Fixtures (Group B):
07:30 am – Gujarat vs Karnataka
04:15 pm – Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh

The matches will be streamed live on the Indian Football YouTube Channel.